GOVERNMENT underspending was just P6 billion in the first half of 2017, Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno said, a result of an expansionary fiscal policy aimed at accelerating Philippine ecoonomic growth.
“For the first half of 2017, spending is... Read more

Rossville bars cited for illegal activity
Two bars on Rossville Boulevard were penalized Thursday by the Chattanooga Beer Board.
A bar simply called "The Bar" at 4904 Rossville Blvd. had its beer license suspended indefinitely until the owner turns... Read more

Link Group is seeking offshore expansion after the financial data administrator's revenue plateaued and its share of the Australian superannuation market remained flat over its first full year on the ASX.
The $3.9 billion company, a major provider... Read more

Medical centres and pathology operator Primary Health Care has made a full-year loss of $517 million, after writing-down the value of its medical centres business.
The company says it was hit with a non-cash impairment charge of $587 million in... Read more

The Western Connecticut Stock Traders Club, which serves the greater New Milford area, will hold its next meeting at 6 p.m. June 19 in New Milford.
Club founder Mack McAleer has had to step away, but a team of members has stepped up to continue the... Read more

Song, who manages a state-run supermarket with freezers stocked full of pork and beef and rows of dairy, bakery and canned goods, is part of a paradigm shift within North Korea. Three generations into the Kim family's ruling dynasty, markets have... Read more

On the country's bumpy highways, caravans of cram-packed long-distance buses and trucks hauling goods from city to city are common. More products made in Pyongyang are found in rural areas these days, and vice versa. Although the use of U.S. dollars... Read more

TRUMP TROUBLE: More turmoil at the White House added to investor pessimism. President Donald Trump abandoned his plans to form an infrastructure advisory council, a day after the administration said would close down two other advisory councils made... Read more

THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) on Friday filed criminal complaints before the Department of Justice (DOJ) against four corporate taxpayers and their officials for violating tax laws.
Criminal complaints were filed against Ke Ti Coatings Inc.... Read more

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Missoulian

The real revolution in NKorea is rise of consumer cultureOn the country's bumpy highways, caravans of cram-packed long-distance buses an

On the country's bumpy highways, caravans of cram-packed long-distance buses and trucks hauling goods from city to city are common. More products made in Pyongyang are found in rural areas these days, and vice versa. Although the use of U.S. dollars... Read more

TRUMP TROUBLE: More turmoil at the White House added to investor pessimism. President Donald Trump abandoned his plans to form an infrastructure advisory council, a day after the administration said would close down two other advisory councils made... Read more

Song, who manages a state-run supermarket with freezers stocked full of pork and beef and rows of dairy, bakery and canned goods, is part of a paradigm shift within North Korea. Three generations into the Kim family's ruling dynasty, markets have... Read more

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Like all North Korean adults, Song Un Pyol wears the faces of leader Kim Jong Un's father and grandfather pinned neatly to her left lapel, above her heart. But on her right glitters a diamond-and-gold brooch.
Song, who... Read more

The rupee edged lower by two paise to 64.17 against the US dollar in early trade on Froday on sustained foreign fund outflows.
Traders attributed the rupee’s fall to increased demand for the US currency from importers and banks and a lower opening... Read more

India's second largest IT services major Infosys on Friday morning said Vishal Sikka, CEO and managing director of the company has resigned.
The company in a statement also said the board has appointed Mr. Sikka as the Executive Vice Chairman of the... Read more

Ruslan Kogan expects a number of online retailers will collapse next year, and his eCommerce empire is ready to pick up a bargain.
The founder and chief executive of Kogan.com says he's on the lookout for acquisitions after unveiling strong annual... Read more

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Daily Echo

Bad weather blamed for bad barbecue salesSALES at Hampshire-based DIY giant B&Q tumbled in the second quarter, with the

SALES at Hampshire-based DIY giant B&Q tumbled in the second quarter, with the firm blaming wetter than usual summer weather for the slump.
Figures posted by the retailer’s parent firm Kingfisher show like-for-like sales fell 4.7 per cent in the... Read more

Song, who manages a state-run supermarket with freezers stocked full of pork and beef and rows of dairy, bakery and canned goods, is part of a paradigm shift within North Korea. Three generations into the Kim family's ruling dynasty, markets have... Read more

On the country's bumpy highways, caravans of cram-packed long-distance buses and trucks hauling goods from city to city are common. More products made in Pyongyang are found in rural areas these days, and vice versa. Although the use of U.S. dollars... Read more

Ruslan Kogan expects a number of online retailers will collapse next year, and his eCommerce empire is ready to pick up a bargain.
The founder and chief executive of Kogan.com says he's on the lookout for acquisitions after unveiling strong annual... Read more

TRUMP TROUBLE: More turmoil at the White House added to investor pessimism. President Donald Trump abandoned his plans to form an infrastructure advisory council, a day after the administration said would close down two other advisory councils made... Read more

SAN FRANCISCO: The ousted chief executive officer of Uber Technologies Inc called a lawsuit filed against him by one of the company's top investors a "public and personal attack" without merit, according to court documents filed late on... Read more

REUTERS: India's No. 2 IT Services company Infosys Ltd said Vishal Sikka had resigned as managing director and chief executive of the company with immediate effect, sending shares tumbling more than 7 percent in early trading on Friday.
The move... Read more

TRUMP TROUBLE: More turmoil at the White House added to investor pessimism. President Donald Trump abandoned his plans to form an infrastructure advisory council, a day after the administration said would close down two other advisory councils made... Read more

On the country's bumpy highways, caravans of cram-packed long-distance buses and trucks hauling goods from city to city are common. More products made in Pyongyang are found in rural areas these days, and vice versa. Although the use of U.S. dollars... Read more

Song, who manages a state-run supermarket with freezers stocked full of pork and beef and rows of dairy, bakery and canned goods, is part of a paradigm shift within North Korea. Three generations into the Kim family's ruling dynasty, markets have... Read more